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TEAMS Conference + Expo

TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports-event industry.

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61Speakers
100Sponsors
129Sessions
149Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at TEAMS, in alphabetical order.

Amanda Ford
Manager, Sports and Entertainment Tourism · Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
Andrew Ginther
Mayor · City of Columbus
Angel Natal
Senior Director of Community Development · Perfect Game
Anna Nash
Senior Vice President Market Development · Legends Global
Annemarie Roe
President · BaAM
Anthony Holman
Vice President of Championships and Strategic Alliances · NCAA
Anthony Williams
Director · Negro Southern League Museum
Blair Bloomston
Founder and CEO · Leaders Uplifted
Bob Dunlop
Senior Director, Events · U.S. Figure Skating
Brandon Esler
Director of Key Accounts · EventConnect
Brian Boitano
Olympian, Entrepreneur
Casey Taker
Partner · The Collective Best
Chaz Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer / Commissioner of Sports & Entertainment · City of Birmingham
Chris Robb
Founder and CEO · Mass Participation World
Courtney Godfrey
Para Athlete, Journalist
Dan Williams
President & CEO · Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
David Blansfield
Executive Vice President Meetings and International · Northstar Meetings Group
Dawna Callahan
Founder & CEO · All In Sport Consulting
Dean Gemmell
CEO · USA Curling
Declan Farmer
Athlete · USA Hockey
Erich Groezinger
Director of Membership and Events · National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Evan Bates
5x Olympian · U.S. Figure Skating

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AlabamaMulti-Year Sponsor
Albuquerque Sports CommissionMulti-Year Sponsor
Arkansas
ASM Global
ASM Global (Legends Global)
Atlantic CityMulti-Year Sponsor
Atlantic City Sports CommissionMulti-Year Sponsor
Atlantis
Atlantis Bahamas
Bahamas
Best Western
Best Western (BWH Hotels)
Best Western Hotels
BirminghamMulti-Year Sponsor
BrandywineMulti-Year Sponsor
Brandywine Valley
BransonMulti-Year Sponsor
Calgary
Capcana SportsMulti-Year Sponsor
CharlotteMulti-Year Sponsor
Colorado SpringsMulti-Year Sponsor
Columbus
Columbus Sports CommissionMulti-Year Sponsor
Dallas
Dallas Sports
Dallas Sports Commission
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach Sports
Des MoinesMulti-Year Sponsor
Event Connect
Fastbreak AI
Florida Sports Foundation
FL Space Coast
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Sports
Fort Worth SportsMulti-Year Sponsor
Fort Worth Sports Commission
Frisco
Georgia Sports
Greater Ontario CVBMulti-Year Sponsor

Agenda

Selected from 129 sessions.

  • 01:00 PM

    TEAMS Attendee Training: Maximize Your Conference Experience

    New to TEAMS - or returning after a few years? This session is your insider’s guide to making the most of every moment. Learn how to navigate the expo floor, get the most from your…

  • 01:00 PM

    TEAMS Education Session - Birmingham's Playbook to Honor the Past and Build for Prime Time

    How can a volunteer-run venue collaborate with the right stakeholders to attract major event producers? This panel shares the story behind bringing America’s oldest professional ba…

    Education Session
  • 01:00 PM

    USA Triathlon Race Directors Meeting

    Open to USA Triathlon invitees only.

  • 02:15 PM

    TEAMS/SportsLink Opening General Session

    Welcome to TEAMS ’26! In this Opening Session that serves as a kickoff for TEAMS and the USOPC’s SportsLink program, receive welcomes from Jason Gewirtz from the Northstar Meeting …

    Opening General Session
  • 03:30 PM

    Event Organizer Marketplace

    During this fast-paced reverse trade show, meet with event organizers to fill available spots on your appointment schedule or discuss other times to meet during TEAMS. The marketpl…

  • 03:45 PM

    Offsite Session: Inside Lakeshore Foundation’s Paralympic Performance & Community Impact

    Step inside one of the nation’s leading centers for Paralympic sport during this exclusive offsite experience at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama - the first USOPC-d…

    Offsite Session
  • 03:45 PM

    Offsite SportsLink/TEAMS Session: The Lakeshore Foundation

    Join us for an offsite experience at the Lakeshore Foundation, the first Paralympic training site in the country. Attendees must RSVP for this event. Sign-up details to come.

  • 04:00 PM

    TEAMS Rookie Reception

    First time at TEAMS? Don't stress! We've designed this session for all first-time attendees to learn what's in store over the week ahead and for you to meet other attendees who are…

  • 05:00 PM

    Happy Hour for Event Rights Holders

    This happy hour will be an opportunity for sports-organization representatives to connect with each other in a relaxed, informal setting. Enjoy your time as you settle in for some …

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 149 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

149 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
97Sponsoringsponsor only
49Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

EventConnect·IHG Hotels & Resorts·Legends Global

Speakers by seniority

67% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1118%
  • Founder / Owner47%
  • VP-level813%
  • Director / Head of1830%
  • Manager / Lead610%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Other roles1321%

Of 61 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1EventConnectSponsor1
2IHG Hotels & ResortsSponsor1
3Legends GlobalSponsor · Multi-Year Sponsor1
4AlabamaSponsor · Multi-Year Sponsor-
5Albuquerque Sports CommissionSponsor · Multi-Year Sponsor-
6ArkansasSponsor-
7ASM GlobalSponsor-
8ASM Global (Legends Global)Sponsor-
9Atlantic CitySponsor · Multi-Year Sponsor-
10Atlantic City Sports CommissionSponsor · Multi-Year Sponsor-
11AtlantisSponsor-
12Atlantis BahamasSponsor-
13BahamasSponsor-
14Best WesternSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
multi-year sponsor36
36% of 100
unspecified64
64% of 100